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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110540 · 11/9/2016 · Orbis

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Orbis
Location
1320 Earl Street, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

As an employee was reversing the forklift, he placed his right hand on the forklift cage. His thumb struck against a cylinder protruding from one of the plastics machines, amputating three-quarters of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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